Karl Lagerfeld Shows Chanel's Take on the New Power Dressing for 2017

PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 24: Models walk the runway during the Chanel Haute Couture Spring Summer 2017 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dominique Charriau/WireImage)WireImage

For the past couple of seasons, Chanel creative director, Karl Lagerfeld, has not only showcased beautiful fashion on the runway, but the designer's latest political and cultural musings, as well. Just last year, Lagerfeld weaved in elements of waste-not-want-not ideology to his couture creations by employing sustainable materials like paper and even wood. A couple of months later, he helped highlight the West's warming relationship with Cuba by putting on a sartorial extravaganza in the Communist-ruled island for resort, and even predicted the future when he staged a street protest not unlike the Women's March last Saturday, complete with feminist placards and empowering slogans. Considering fashion's ever-increasing interest in political commentary today, it came as no surprise to see the designer taking on the theme of power dressing for 2017.

For his latest couture collection, Lagerfeld put forth his regular assemblage of tweed and boucle skirt suit with square pockets and wide shoulders in a myriad of pastel colors. While the silhouette recalled the style of women's '80s corporate attire, the designer softened the look with a cinched waist and a tulip-shaped skirt that was inspired by a spoon sculpture by artist Alberto Giacometti. For evening, there were gowns embellished with crystals and speckles of metallic adornments that resembled a shattered glass. The political innuendo doesn't end there. The collection also featured pussy-bow blouses, the garment that has sparkled multiple jeers and memes ever since Melania Trump wore a Gucci pussy-bow top following her husband's controversial remarks. Whether or not the design was a subtle nod to the new administration remains to be seen, though Lagerfeld has lately been rumored to be dressing the new First Lady.

Kendall Jenner walks the runway during the Chanel couture show.

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Lily-Rose Depp and Karl Lagerfeld walk the runway during the Chanel couture show.

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Of course, a Chanel show wouldn't be complete without its bevy of famous models. "It" girls Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid took to the runway in embroidered gowns, while 17 year-old model and actress Lily-Rose Depp, daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, closed the show wearing a blush pink wedding gown covered in tiered ruffles.